Cat D write off?

[Joe R26]

Would you buy a Cat D write off if the price was right?. Cat d is only panels iirc?.

Any info would be appreciated.

 

[mwn11]

Yeah 100%, my car is a cat D, just make sure you get it cheap enough.

Aslong as your not bothered about resale value or the fact some problems may need rectifying that havent been noticed.

Also its not always just panel damage i think its done on the percentage of cost to repair and vehicle overall value.

 

[.Kev.]

Cat D is body work, panels ect or stolen recovered. The insurance company though it would be cheaper to give the person the value of the car rather then repair it. Think its 75% of the value of the car then it gets written off.

 

[rexe]

http://category-d.co.uk/

I work with crashed cars all day, and I would only buy a CAT C OR D if I could do the work myself or had seen the car still damaged. But Cat D's are usually written off for stupid little things even cat C's are give C status for pointless things. It totally depends on the car. The behind the scene stuff always bothers me...

 

[Arctic_182]

I sell salvage cars for a living & there are some bargains to be had I've had a few cat d cars myself as long as it's not too bent there's no problems as I can see :approve:

 

[jack_kemp]

I think it's only 50% actually..... But yes, cat d is only superficial damage, just that the insurance company's can't be arsed to fix them.

But yes, I would definitely buy a cat d, for the right price of course.

 

[ch!ppen]

My Ducati is/was a Cat D. Stolen and recovered. It had been dropped but all it had done was bend the handle bar's and a scuff on the exhaust.

Bit of TLC and i've been riding it for 2 years now. Soon will be up for sale though as i want something a bit quicker. But it really has been a brilliant bike and cannot fault it one bit!

 

[Joe R26]

Main reason I asked is because I saw this.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...s/200/postcode/po226rz/keywords/182?logcode=p

 

[Dave.]

That's quite deer for a cat d mate

 

[Joe R26]

Is it? I dont know really! its extremely low milage. I dont think I'd go for it anyway tbh just wondered what peoples opinions were. I'd prefer a blue one!.

 

[jack_kemp]

I wouldn't have said that was a lot of money?? couple of hundred quid over maybe, but it is a dealer.

Make sure you get a list of the damage that was done and reciepts for the work.

 

[Dave..]

The category that a car falls into, has no relation on the type of damage sustained. Cat D is not "just panel damage" it can cover, flood damage, fire, paint stripped etc...

The answer to whether you'd buy one or not, I'd say no. Not worth the hassle.

 

[jenic]

The category that a car falls into, has no relation on the type of damage sustained. Cat D is not "just panel damage" it can cover, flood damage, fire, paint stripped etc...

The answer to whether you'd buy one or not, I'd say no. Not worth the hassle.

Isn't yours one?

 

[mwn11]

Bit expensive that mate. Mine had only done 19k miles and was just over 3k.

Depends what youd rather though for that money. a higher milage straight one or a lower milage cat D.

 

[MrTurner]

That looks OK for price, but it states 'recent major service'. If that's not cambelt, then it is over priced. Factor £500 for the cambelt and its meant to be 15% for cat d. Have a look in the classifieds, there's a guy called cuddles who has what looks to be a mint, low miles, really good history, silver. The only think for you is its right up at Darlo (he said he'd be coming further south to Mansfield). Its up for £4095 but seems to be quite negotiable..

 

[Dave..]

Isn't yours one?

Yep, exactly. Not worth the hassle.

 

[rexe]

My Ducati is/was a Cat D. Stolen and recovered. It had been dropped but all it had done was bend the handle bar's and a scuff on the exhaust.

Bit of TLC and i've been riding it for 2 years now. Soon will be up for sale though as i want something a bit quicker. But it really has been a brilliant bike and cannot fault it one bit!

Bikes are soooooooo easy to write off, I turned my zx6r b1h into a Cat B 8 weeks ago. £300 salvage but i really didnt want the thing back lol.

 

[sideways danny]

mines a cat c. said it before, say it again, it's a good way to get a car for less initial expenditure, but then fixing stuff doesn't faze me in the slightest

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

The category that a car falls into, has no relation on the type of damage sustained. Cat D is not "just panel damage" it can cover, flood damage, fire, paint stripped etc...

The answer to whether you'd buy one or not, I'd say no. Not worth the hassle.

Well said, It pisses me off when people say oh its a cat C so its really badly bent, the Cat C could mean the parts are more expensive than the cars worth a certin persange etc

 

[Dave..]

mines a cat c. said it before, say it again, it's a good way to get a car for less initial expenditure, but then fixing stuff doesn't faze me in the slightest

Note to self... pay Dan to fix car in future.

 

[Earpl]

Mines recorded..... Doesn't really matter on low value cars like clio's. Makes me laugh when forum tards give the old "it'll be worth f**k all when you come to sell it" especially when it cost you fook all to start with

 

[_williams_]

i had a cat c megane coupe a few of years back, bought it for 2k, had 2 yeas use and sold it for £1600, only issues i had with it were self inflicted!

just to add, the add states both cup packs but it's got a non cup spoiler!

 

[EllD90]

CAT D can have chassis damage.

 

[Spee]

Main reason I asked is because I saw this.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...s/200/postcode/po226rz/keywords/182?logcode=p

Bargain that, just get it checked over by the AA/RAC or similar. Lot of car for little money and of course, you won't pay that. Well worth a look.

 

[D4N13L]

Cat d can still be quite nasty look at this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2008-FIAT-PUN...1088230?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2eb12e29e6

 

[EllD90]

It's not that bad. Plus it's a Fiat, they crumple if you blow on it!

 

[Spee]

It's not that bad. Plus it's a Fiat, they crumple if you blow on it!

:dapprove:

 

[sideways danny]

Cat d can still be quite nasty look at this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2008-FIAT-PUN...1088230?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2eb12e29e6

Bought a 200sx with a mate from that salvage yard once. Was stolen recovered so went to see it as the said it had no keys and was drained of fluid so wouldn't run etc. got there and made a silly offer and it took them 2 minutes to find the keys. We then had it running in the rack for half an hour despite being told it had no fuel. All it needed was wheels and it was driven home (a little before the VIC checks came in) Sometimes Cat-D is a serious bargain

 

[kaz2664]

That 182 is well overpriced.you can get a straight one for 3.5 k

 

[Adam.]

Is it? I dont know really! its extremely low milage. I dont think I'd go for it anyway tbh just wondered what peoples opinions were. I'd prefer a blue one!.

I'd question how 'legit' the milage will be.

 

[sideways danny]

That 182 is well overpriced.you can get a straight one for 3.5 k

a non cat-d 182 would be closer to £5k from a dealer (as that one is)

 

[Bramley]

I would never buy a damage repaired car, there will more than likely always be under lying problems. Never be back to factory standard

 

[EllD90]

For all you know, your car could be damaged repair unless you bought it from new.

 

[Pete.M]

At the end of the day if its repaired well then you will have no more chance of issues than with a non written off car.

A car that isn't on the register could have been in an accident that would have made it a CAT B but the owner was only 3rd party and sold it on.

That car has been inspected by an insurance approved engineer to say its been in an accident but perfectly able to be put back on the road hence the CAT-D marker.

Buy it cheaper but expect to sell it cheaper!

My car is a CAT-D and over half the cars I have owned have been, I've only ever lost money on the non-written off cars. I've fixed a fair few clios up too, my sister and dad both have clios. If you want any info on specific things I'd advised you looked at PM me and i'll do you a quick check list of commom bodges that people do! (I repair them properly though)

 

[toomer]

i had a cat c megane coupe a few of years back, bought it for 2k, had 2 yeas use and sold it for £1600, only issues i had with it were self inflicted!

just to add, the add states both cup packs but it's got a non cup spoiler!

I also noticed this! It looks more like the trophy spoiler?

 

[Earpl]

A car that isn't on the register could have been in an accident that would have made it a CAT B but the owner was only 3rd party and sold it on

Cat B cars can not be registered for road use. i.e for spares only.